Archives for August 2001

The following is the list of Catholic patron saints. If a date of observance is still celebrated in the current Liturgical Calendar, the date follows the name of the patron saint. If a day is not celebrated in the current calendar, the date of observance according to the old calendar is included in parenthesis. [Read more…]

Basis of Catholic Christian Moral Teachings

The basis of all Catholic Christian morality is our belief in the God who created all things and in Jesus who taught us even better how to live. We believe we are created in God’s image and that we, and all creation, are basically good. Yet we recognize our own tendencies toward evil, especially in an excess of our desires. The Ten Commandments are part of the code known to the early Israelites that helped them to live better lives in relationship with Yahweh. We believe in the same values, with certain changes because of our knowledge of Jesus Christ. [Read more…]

The rosary is a common, Catholic form of prayer that requires much meditation.
Though often thought to be devoted entirely to Mary, the rosary is actually
a meditation on the life of Jesus through the eyes of his loving mother, Mary. The entire rosary is a prayer of Jesus’s life.
It is another type of devotional where the one who prays the rosary reflects
on the Mysteries of our Redemption through Jesus Christ.

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